Caregiver Services

Special Focus: Services FOR Caregivers

We have pioneered an innovative program that combines integrative health coaching and mindfulness practices for nurse leaders and nursing staff in order to improve their self-care. The program has been found to decrease anxiety, increase self-compassion and improve overall health and well-being on several measures.

Studies have shown caregiver employee health issues have a direct impact on patient care and satisfaction.

Taking care of caregivers within a healthcare setting is good not only for the team, but also for the patients they serve and for the organization’s bottom line.

We Work With You or With Your Institution

We can adapt our program to meet the needs of each level of nursing staff. We can create the combination of individual or group efforts to achieve your goals and outcomes. We can start small with a pilot effort to fine-tune the program elements and statistically gauge your results, and we can scale this throughout your organization, as desired.

Results: Our Experience with Hospital Clients

Findings indicate the effects of this program are not temporary but sustained over time.

Nurses who practice self-care are more likely to be mentally and physically healthy and more present and aware, resulting in improved performance.

Use of standardized measurement tools have demonstrated that this program works. Nurse leaders who participated in the program had the following outcomes:

All experienced at least one lifestyle or behavior change.

Significant findings on all scales that coaching and mindfulness made a difference:

Decreased anxiety (General Anxiety Disorder Scale)

Improved self-compassion (Self-Compassion Scale)

Improved energy and overall health (RAND 36-item health survey)

Qualitative findings included: weight loss, increased exercise, improved family and work relationships, feeling less stress and overwhelm, strategies to cope with stress in day-to-day life and coaching as a valuable experience.

Findings after additional monthly sessions continued to demonstrate improvement in several areas: